MOHALI: Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl against Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League encounter at the PCA stadium here on Friday. Harbhajan Singh will yet again lead the Mumbai team in the absence of injured Sachin Tendulkar, who is yet to recover from a groin injury. James Hopes made way for Ramnaresh Sarwan in the Yuvraj Singh led Punjab team while Saurab Tiwari was included in the Mumbai team in place of Pinal Shah.

NEW DELHI: Sportswear brand Adidas today said it has roped in MahelaJayawardene as brand ambassador for ' ClimaCool +', a technology featuring in the new team jersey of the Delhi Daredevils. The company has signed a one year deal with the cricketer to promote the ClimaCool+ team jersey which is priced at Rs 3,299 and will be available at select adidas outlets in the country, Adidas said in a statement. "...We are excited to support him with our incredible sportswear innovations and believe this partnership will empower him further to deliver match winning performances," Adidas India Brand Director Tushar Goculdas said.

SYDNEY: Australia skipper Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in a Pool A cricket World Cup match, here today. The hosts have made two changes to their side, including all-rounder Shane Watson and spinner Xavier Doherty in place of Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazelwood. Sri Lanka have also made a lot of changes to their side. They have brought in Seekkuge Prasanna , Upul Tharanga and Sachithra Senanayake in place of injured Dimuth Karunaratne and Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal.

NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja's 47, Brad Hodge's 39 and Raiphi Gomez's 26 took Kochi Tuskers Kerala to 148/8 against Pune Warriors in their IPL match at the D.Y. Patil stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Hodge (38) and Jadeja (46) put up a 88-run partnership before falling in successive overs. Hodge and Jadeja came together at the crease when Kochi were struggling at 24/4 in 5 overs. Wayne Parnell was the wrecker-in-chief for Pune as he dismissed VVS Laxman, Mahela Jayawardene and Parthiv Patel in successive overs.

KANPUR (India): Sri Lanka was staring at defeat after losing 14 wickets and being forced to follow on during a dire third day of the second test against India. India paceman Shantakumaran Sreesanth marked his return to the test team by snaring 5-75 to help bowl out the visitors for 229 in their first innings. After following on, Sri Lanka was 57-4 in its second innings at stumps, still 356 runs from making India bat again, after the hosts made 642 in their first innings.

In a conversation with Disha Shetty, Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews talks about his evolution as a batsman and captain, the lessons he has learnt from seniors like Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara and more ahead of India series which starts tomorrow. Excerpts It's almost two years since you took over as the captain. What lessons have you learnt so far? Angelo Mathews: As a captain, you need to listen to people. It is a part of man management.